Autographic register



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v AUTOGRAPHI C REGI STER Filed March 31, 1930 5 Sheets-$heet 5 55 Imnmrwk FRANK PFEIFFER,

- Arromuvs Patented June 23, 1931 FRANK E. PFEIFFER, on DAYTON,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE EGRY REGIS TER COM PANY, F DAYTON, "OHIO, A CORPCNRATlONOF OHIO Auroemrmo REGISTER Application filed March 31, 1930. Serial No. 440,278.

This invention relates to improvements in autographic registers, and has for its object to provide an improved means for ejecting the sheets of paper, and for aligning them.

It is an object of this invention to provide, in connection with one of the sheet ejecting rollers, loosely mounted collars that carry pins for engaging holes in the paper foraligning purposes. The paper when ejected will push the pins out while the rollers are in gripping relationship with the paper, and while the rollers are un'gripped the rotation of the rollers elevates the pins and causes them to engage the sheets of paper within the holes therein for aligning purposes, and

while the sheets of paper are still held in aligned condition by the pins the rollers are operated to grip the sheets ready for writing purposes, and for further ejecting of the stripsof paper.

These and otherv advantages will appear from the description takenin connection with the drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the register with the lid partly removed and parts of the sheets of paper removed to show the relative relation between the sheets of paper and the interwoven sheets of carbon. Figure .2 is a section on the line -22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the'line 33 of Figure 2, showing the pins in aligning position and the rollers engagingthe superimposed sheets for writing purposes.

Figure 4 is a section on the same line as Figure 8 showing the rollers in spaced relation to each other just before the pin engagesthe holes of the sheets for aligning purposes. .1

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical on the line '55 of Figure 1.

Figure '6 is across section through the ejecting rollers during the stages of ejecting.

Figure 7 is a section similart'o Figure 6, but showing the position of the rollers just after the rollers are separated and before the aligning pins engage within the holes. i v

Figure =8 is asect-ion similar to 6 section and 7, but showing the sheetsof paper for aligning purposes, and also showing the rollers again engaged with the paper for holding it during writing.

igure 9 is a section on the line 9-9 of Figure 1. V

Fi'gure'lO' is a vertical section through the operating mechanism, showing the ejecting rollers in gripping relation with the sheets just after the rollers have been spaced for aligning purposes.

' Figure 11 is a View similar toFigure 10 but showing the. rollers in spaced relation for aligning purposes, andin the early stages of alignment.

The register has the usual casing composed of side walls land 2, base 3, and rear wall 4. Pivotally mounted on the rear end of the casing is a lid or cover 5 pivoted to the casing by means of apivot 6. In this lid or cover is the usual writing opening 7 provided for access to the paper passingover the writing table 8, which is pivotallysupported at its rear endto the side walls of the casing.

Extending transverse of the casing, adjacent the pivot point of the table,'is a guide rod 9 over which the paper passes as it is guided over the writing table. Suitably attached tothe writing ta sion plate 10, which has extending therefrom a resilient projecting finger 11 for the purpose of holding the sheets of paper under tension. -The plate 10 keeps the holes, in the paper at the proper place so that the pins can enter them when the rollers areseparated. The front end of the casing is open and has provided therein a detachable stor age cabinet 12 which actsas a closure for the front end of the casing. This cabinet has side walls 13, a front end 14 and a lid 15 pivoted on a rod 16 extending transverse the front end of the cabinet.

Extending downwardly from the lid and pivotedthereto are guide arms '17 for the purpose of guiding the sheets of paper as they pass from the ejecting rollers into the storage cabinet. The front end of the lid is formed into an upwardly and downwardly extending hood member 18, which has extending therefrom slotted lugs 19.

pins in the holes in the i ble is a guide 'and-te'nso I -' casin g.

For engaging these lugs and holding the lid in closed position on top of the casing there are provided locking dogs 20 upon a shaft 21, suitably mounted in the sides of the casing. There is a dog on each end of the shaft 21. Forthe purpose of operating the dogs to release the lid there is extending from one of them an arm 22. To this arm there is attached one end of a spring 23 the other end of which is attached to some suitable part of the adjacent side of the casing. This spring acts to hold the dogs in engagement with the slotted lugs 19 so that the lid may be held in closed position on top of the The lid or cover for the detachable storage cabinet is also held locked by means of these locking dogs by means of pins 24 projecting from the lid 5 and over the rear end of the lid 15 when the lids are closed.

For the purpose of operating the mechaanism of the register there is provided an operating shaft 25, which has on the outside of the casing the usual operating handle. Within the casing and adjacent one wall thereof there is a gear 26 rigidly attached to the shaft 25. To prevent the backward move ment or rotation of this shaft there is provided a pawl 27 pivoted to the casing. This pawl engages the teeth on the periphery of the gear. There is also provided on the face of this gear 26 a cam member 23 fastened thereto by means of screws 29. Because of this manner of attachment the cam member 28 may be varied in length so that the period of time during which the ejecting rollers are held apart may be varied.

Meshing with the gear 26 is a pinion 3O rotatably mounted on a stub shaft in one wall of the casing. This stub shaft is indicated by the numeral 30a. To the pinion 30 there is rigidly attached a gear 31 which meshes with a gear 32 mounted upon the lower feed sleeve. This lower feed sleeve is indicated by the numeral 33, and has a corresponding feed sleeve on adjacent the other side of the casing. The feed sleeve 33' has thereon a feed sleeve gear 32. These sleeves 33 and 33 are mounted upon the ends of a shaft 34 which is ournalled at each end 35 in the walls of the casing. 1 At one end of the shaft 34 is apinion 36 fastened thereto by any suitable means. In the present instance a pin is used for that purpose. Ihis pinion 36 meshes with a gear 37 which is idly mounted on the side ofthe casing opposite the gear 26. This gear 37 meshes with a pinion 38 on shaft 25. Between each of the sleeves 33 and 33, which are rotatably mounted upon the shaft 34, there is a fixed sleeve 39 attached to the shaft by means of screws 40so that this sleeve at all times rotates with the shaft 34. t In each end of the sleeve 39 is a notch 41 in the form of a quadrant. Between each end I: of the sleeve 39 and the adjacent sleeve 33 or 33 is a limited amount of space in which there is loosely mounted on the shaft 34 a collar 42. Extending from one end of each collar 42 is a pin 43 which projects into the notches 41 so that each collar is forced to rotate as the shaft rotates, but with a limited amount of play due to the extent of the quadrant notches in which the pins operate. Extending radially from each collar is an aligning pin 44. One end of each of the sleeves 33 and 33', adjacent the collars, is radially enlarged at 45 and provided with knurled sheetengaging surfaces.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the lower ejecting roller is composed of two sleeves, one mounted on each end of a shaft, rotating independent of the shaft, and between these sleeves is mounted on the same shaft a fixed sleeve. Between the fixed sleeve and the ejecting sleeves are aligning collars adapted to have a certain amount of free rotary movement around the shaft, but forced to rotate around the shaft by means of the pins in the collars engaging the walls of the quadrant slots in the ends of the fixed sleeve.

Cooperating with the lower feed roller just described is an upper feed roller 46 having on each end thereof a gear 47 meshing with the gears 32 and 32. On each end of the upper feed roller is a trunnion 48 extending into vertical slots 49 in the side walls of the casing. These slots are merely for the purpose of permitting the up and down movement of the roller and do not support the roller. The roller 46 has grooves 465 to receive the pins 44 and a radially enlarged knurled part 46a cooperating with the parts 45 to eject the sheets of paper.

For the purpose of supporting this roller there is provided on each side of the casing a support plate 50 which has in the upper end thereof a hole 51, which serves as a bearing for the trunion in one end of the roller 46. Beneath the bearing 51 in each plate there is a slot through which the trunnions or journals 35 of the shaft 34 pass. Beneath each of the slots 52 there is a slot 53 through which a camshaft 54 passes. This camshaft is rotatably mounted in the walls of the casing and has on the upper edge thereof, at each end, a cam surface 55 against which the upper part of the slot 53 normally rests.

The lower ends of the support plates are bent inward at 56. Beneath each end of the support plate is a bracket 57 integral with the wall of the casing. Extending through the part 56 and the bracket 57 is a bolt 58, which has on the lower end thereof a knurled nut 59. Between this nut and the bracket 57 is a spring 60 for the purpose of holding the plate in its lowered position but permit its being elevated so that the upper feed roller may be raised.

Attached to one end of the shaft 54 is a cam-operated arm 61 shown in Figure 10.

slot 53 to raise the This arm is operated by means of a cam arm i62iatta hecl tothe s shaf 3Qc- Ex e di g from the cam ar1n.62i s.a=can 1.63 adapted to be engaged by the .cam 28 011 the face of the gear 26. In the operation of the mechanism, as shown in Figure 10, during a certain periodof the cycle of operation the cam .28 engages the cam 63 so that the cam arm 62 presses against the cam-operated lever .61. In this position the shaft 54 is rocked so that the support plates are elevated, and therewith the upper roller 46, so that the sheets of paper may be easily noved'between the rollers, since the sheets are not at this time engaged by the rollers.

Extending downward from the shaft 54; is an armfit, shownin Figure 9. To the lower end of this arm is attached one-end of a spring :65, the other end of which is attached to some suitable part of the wall of the casing. In order to hold this arm 64 in a normally downwardly extending action of the spring 6.5, there is a stop 67. This figure shows the position of the 'shaft'54c during the time the sheets of paper are being ejected. Afterthe cam :28 Qngagesthe'cam .63 the shaft .54 is rocked so that the cam surfaces bear against the upper edges of-the support plates 50 and thereby elevate the upper roller 46. If it should be necessary that the upper roller be elevated at times when the apparatus is not being normally operated, such elevation may be effected by the rotation of a knurled disc 68-011 e oute nd o he aft 4 Outside of the wallof the casing.

I11 the rear end of th asing thereis provided a cabinet 69 in which the paper for writing purposes is provided. It is from this cabinet that the strips of superimposed sheets of paper are fed over the shaft 9, the writing table and between the ej eeting rollers. Afterthe sheets of paperhave been passed through the ejecting. rollers, a part of them are fed into the storage cabinet at the front end .of the register. This cabinet is formed as heretofore described and also by means of a partition 70, Which forms the separation between the cabinet for containing the paper upon which writing is to be placed andthe cabinet which receives the strips of paper after they have been written upon. The lower part of this partition 70 is attached to the base of the casing and extends upwardly for a little more than half the-depth of the casing, at which point it turns forwardly in a horizontal direction passing under the shaft 54-, upwardly and forwardly, and then backwardly in the direction of the rollers. This part of the partition serves as a guide forthe sheets as the leave the eject ing rollers. V

The stack from which the sheets ofpap'er are taken is indicated by the numeral 71, h l the stack o which the shee s are deagainst the roll of may be nsed. The carbon is position under the gagement with the side shaft 34.

hon-sing 73 for strips of carbon paper. These" strips are supported in a roll on asupporting rod 74, j ournalled in the ends of the housing. On this'rod, adjacentone end of the roll of carbon paper, is ,acircula-r plate or disc 76. Between this plate and'a collar 75 is a spring 77. This spring serves to .hold the plate 7.5 may be adjusted alongthe supporting rod 'Ft so that sheets ofcarbon of'difierent widths indicated by the numeral 78.

.01 the side of housing for the carbon paper mounted bar 79., supported at the side wall of the casing,

is a pivotally a pivot in This bar is adapted to receive between it and the wall of carbon paper I the casing the free ends of the sethat they maybe held in the proper position between the sheets of paper asthey are fed across the'writin-g table. The endof the bar 7.9, remote from its pivot, is held in enmeans .of a catch '81,- V

For the purpose of holding the lid dogs engagement with the lugs there is provided .aloclcholding dog 82 which is held in position against the locking dog by some suit- 1 able locking means. There is also provided on the outside of the casing, adjacent the operating handle, the ausu-al handle stop 83 Operation 7 Asthe sheets of super-imposed strips of paper are fed from the cabinet 69 they pass. 'over the rod 9, the table .8 and between the I ejecting rollers. Theejecting rollers are 10p erated by the operating shaft through fifl e- The gear .on one end ofthe ries of gears. operating shaft is operativelyconnected with agear on oneof the rotating sleeves on the This gear on thisysleeve meshes with the gear on one end of the upper guide roller so that whenever the sleeve rotates the upper roller rotates at the same time. On the other end .of the upper roller is a gear meshingwith a gear on a second feed sleeve so that wlleneverthe first feed sleeve rotates sleeve rotates at the same I the second feed rate of speed.

On the other end of the main shaft from the main operating gear, just described, is a second gear that has operative connection with a shaft that rotatably supports the two lower ejecting sleeves geared to the operating shaft that it rotates one time with every rotation of the main operating shaft. The gear connection between the main operating shaft and the upper feed rollers and the lower feed sleeves is such that these roller sleeves rotate about six times while the shaft 34 that supports the sleeves rotates 7 once. Since the collars are rotated by the carbon a)er. Thecol'lar the casing opposite the of the casing This shaft is so sleeve fixed to the shaft the collars rotate one time during every cycle of operation of the register. During each cycle of operation of the register the rollers rotate substantially six times, while the intermediate sleeve upon the shaft carrying the lower feed sleeves rotates one time during every cycle of operation.

While the collars carrying the aligning pins are free to move independent of each other, whenever the paper is being fed between the rollers their movement independent of each other is somewhat restricted. In the process of rotation when each pin comes in contact with the sheets of paper it is re tarded and held in that position until the other pin engages beneath the sheets of paper. They are retained in this position until the rotation advances to such a point that the pins on the collars engage one side of the quadrant slots in the ends of the fixed sleeve. At this point the collars are forced to rotate with the shaft, but at this time the ejecting rollers are forced apart so that the paper is no more fed by the rotation of the rollers, and whatever movement of the paper takes place at this time is caused by the advancement of the pins in the final stages of the cycle of operation.

When the cycle of operation is finally terminated by the handle engaging the handle stop the pins are in vertical, upright position, the pins are aligned and the rollers are again in engagement with the paper so that the pa per is firmly held for writing purposes. The paper is again in position for another cycle of operation, which is exactly the same as the one just described. The paper is first ejected, the collars carrying the aligning pins rotate at about one-siXth the speed that the ejecting rollers rotate, the pins come in contact with the sheets of paper just before the holes in the sheets reach the pins and just before the rollers are spaced for aligning purposes. After the rollers are spaced for aligning purposes the pins are advanced, engage the holes, align the paper and assume a vertical position, at which time the rollers are again in engagement with the paper.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be clearly embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an autographic register having a plurality of superimposed sheets with interleaved carbon sheets, said paper sheets having spaced holes therein, means for ejecting said sheets, aligning means associated with said ejecting means, means on the ejecting means to limit the movement of the aligning means between predetermined limits, and means for rendering inoperative said ejecting means when the aligning means is engaged by the ejecting means at one end of the limit of relative movement of the aligning means with respect to the e ecting means.

2. In an autographic register having a plurality of superimposed sheets with interlcaved carbon sheets, said paper sheets having spaced holes therein, means to eject the paper sheets comprising superimposed rolls, aligning pins mounted on one roll for free, limited movement rotatably with respect to said roll, means to cause said rolls to turn together, means to spread said rolls, means to cause the pins to enter the paper sheets when in gripping relationship with the rolls just before the rolls are spread, whereby the sheets will push the pins forwardly with the movement of the sheets and when the rolls are ungripped from the sheets said roll carrying the pins will pick up the pins and move them into new apertures in the sheets to align said sheets while in ungripped condition.

3. In an autographic register, an ejecting and aligning roll comprising a sheet engaging surface, a pin projecting from the roll and loosely mounted with respect thereto for a limited amount of free rotation and means to limit the amount of rotation of said pin with respect to said roll.

4. In an autographic register, an ejecting and aligning roll comprising a sheet engaging surface, a pin projecting from the roll and loosely rotatably mounted with respect thereto for a limited amount of free rotation, means to limit the amount of rotation of said pin with respect thereto, said roll comprising a positive stop and means connected to said pin for engaging said stop at the end of the relative movement of the pin with respect to the roll.

5. In an autographic register, a pair of superimposed, spaced geared ejecting rolls, spaced aligning pins rotatably mounted on one of said rolls for a limited amount of free rotation thereon and moving through a cut away portion in the other roll and means to positively limit the free relative rotation in either direction of said pins with respect to the roll supporting the pins.

6. In an autographic register, a pair of: superimposed, spaced geared ejecting rolls, spaced aligning pins rotatably mounted with relation to one of said rolls and moving through a cut away portion in the other roll, means to limit the free relative movement in either direction of said pins with respect to the roll supporting the pins, said limiting means comprising a pin support freely mounted with respect to the roll and a lateral projecting pin therefrom projecting into a cut away slot in said roll.

7. In an autographic register, a pair of superimposed, spaced geared ejecting rolls, spaced aligning pins rotatably mounted with relation to one of said rolls and moving through a cut away portion in the other roll,

means to li'mi't the free relative movement in; and another partin'cluding a pair of collars either direction of said pins with respect to having a limited amount of free rotation and the roll supporting the pins, said limiting means to engage the sheets to ali n'them, means comprising pin support freely and a common means to rotate the hrstpart '5 mounted with respect to the roll, a lateral and the other roller at a uniform speed and 76.

projecting pin therefrom projecting into a the other part at a different speech cut away slot in said roll and means for 14. In an autographic register, a pairof' spreading said rolls'associated with the gearcoactingejecting rollers adapted to align ing therefor. and eject a plurality of sheets of paper, one

8. In an autographic register, a pair of of said rollers having a pair of ,e'ndsleeves 75 superimposed, spaced geared ejecting rolls, cooperating with the other roller to eject spaced-aligningpins rotatably mounted with said sheets, an intermediate sleeve and a relation to one of said rolls and moving loosely mounted collar having meansthereon through-a cutaway portion in the other roll, to engage the sheets of paper and operated by 5-means to limit the free relative movement in said intermediate sleeve to align said sheets,

either direction of said pins with respect to and a common means for operating all of the roll, said limiting means comprising a said end sleeves and the other roller at the pin support freely mounted with respect to same speed and the intermediate sleeve and the roll, a lateral projecting pin therefrom' the collar at a different speed.

=pIOj6CtlIlg into a cut away slot in said roll, 15. In an autographic register adapted to including end sleeves an intermediate aligncarry: apluralit means for spreading said rolls associated carry a plurality of superimposedsheet of with the'gearing therefor and means for adpaper with spaced. holes therein, means to justing the position of said spreading means. eject said sheets comprising a pair of coact 9. Inan autographic register, a roll shaft, ing rollers, aligning pins mounted for free,"

a roll sleeve] having a slot in each end turn-, limited rotation with respect to one of said ing therewith, spaced collars freely mounted rollers, and means to cause the uniform rot-a} onsaid shaft adjacent said sleeve," pins protion of said rollers and a retard-ed rotation of jecting laterally from said collars into the the pins, and then the spreadingof therollers slots cut in said sleeve andaligning pins at a certain period in the rotation thereof,

mounted in said collars whereby said alignand thereafter engagement of the pins with 9 ing pins have free, relative movement within the holes whereby thesheets are aligned. I j

predetermined limits with respect to said 16. In an autographio register adaptedfto sleeve] V carry a plurality of superimposed sheets of 10. In an autographic register, a pair of paper with holes therein, means rotatingin coacting ejecting rollers, one of said rollers one cycle of operation a pluralityof timesto' 5 being composed of sections, common means eject thesheets, loosely mounted'pin-carryto rotate part of said sections and the other ing means rotating once in one cycleo'f operai l roller at a un1f0rm rate of speed and the tion to'engage sa1d sheets insa df holes to other part of said sections at another rate of align said. sheets at thecloseof each cyclejof said other part but adapted to have a certain both of said'means and causing thefirstmeans amount of free movement in relation thereto. to cease effective operation at the time the 11. In an autographic register, a pair of aligning operation begins. 1 V j Y coacting, ejecting rollers, one of said rollers 17. In an autographic registeradapted toj ing sleeve, and common means forrotating paper with holestherein, means'rotatinginf said end sleeves and the other roller at a unione cycle of operation a plurality of times form rate of speed and the aligning sleeve at to eject the sheets, means rotating inf another rate of speed and an aligning means one cycle of operation to align said sheets,

Owo'perated by the aligning sleeve but adapted aid last means including a p air of loo sjely 1 to have a certain amount of free movement mounted collars with pins thereon toengage in relation thereto. said sheets in said holes near the endo'f each 111 all autographic g t a P f cycle of operation, and common means for coacting ejecting rollers, one of said rollers operating both of" said means andj including a pair of ejecting Sle ve n a ig the first means to cease eifectiv 1 operation mg sleeve between the ejecting sleeves and a t th ti th li i tiaifbgi v pair of loosely mounted pin carrying collars 18; I an autographic registeradapted operated by said ahgnlng sleeve, and comarry a pluralit'yof superimposed"sheets of mon means for positively rotating all of said paper. with holesftherein, means rotating in f speed and an aligning means operated by operation, and'common means for operating 1 5 Y' of sup mp e shee fqf. no

sleeves, the collars and the other roller. onecycle ofoperationfaplurality of ti1nes;to

13. In an autographic register, a pair of eject said sheets, means rotating oncein' one I coacting ejecting rollers adapted to align cycleof operation to alignsaidjsheetsj, and eject a plurality of sheets of paper, one last-named'me including-a pairoflops'ely of said rollers having a part coacting'with motintedj'collafrs, each'having a radially em,

the other roller to eject the sheets of paper tending fixed pin"thereon w engage said sheets in said holes near the end of each cycle of operation, and common means for operating both of said means and causing the first means to cease effective operation at the time the aligning operation begins.

19. In an autographic register adapted to carry a plurality of superimposed sheets of paper with holes therein, means rotating in one cycle of operation a plurality of times to eject said sheets, said means including a roller and a shaft having thereon a pair of sleeves rotatable independent of the shaft, means rotating once in one cycle of operation to align said sheets, said last-named means including a pair of collars loosely mounted on said shaft, each collar having a pin fixed thereon to engage said sheets in said holes near the end of each cycle of operation, and means for operating both of said means and causing the first means to cease effective operation at the time the aligning operation begins.

20. In an autographic register adapted to carry a plurality of superimposed sheets of paper with holes therein, means rotating in one cycle of operation a plurality of times to eject said sheets, said means including a roller and a shaft having thereon a pair of sleeves rotatable independent of the shaft, means rotating once in one cycle of operation to align said sheets, said last-named means including a sleeve fixed to said shaft and a collar at each end of said fixed sleeve loosely mounted on said shaft for rotation by the fixed sleeve, each collar having a radial pin to engage the sheets in the holes near the end of each cycle of operation, and means for rotating said means to feed the sheets and then align them.

21. In an autographic register adapted to carry a plurality of superimposed sheets of paper having holes therein, means rotating in one cycle of operation a plurality of times to eject said sheets, said means including a roller and a shaft having thereon a pair of sleeves rotatable independent of the shaft, means rotating once in one cycle of operation to align said sheets, said last-named means including a sleeve having a slot at each end fixed to said shaft and a collar at each end of said fixed sleeve loosely mounted on said shaft and having a pin therein to fit in one of said slots by which the collar is rotated and a pin to engage the sheets of paper in a hole near the end of each cycle of operation, and means for rotating said means to feed the sheets and then align them.

22. In an autographic register, a first feed roller, a second feed roller cooperating with the first feed roller, said second roller comprising a shaft having on each end. a feed sleeve geared to the first roller to rotate in unison therewith, an intermediate sleeve fixed to said shaft and an aligning means loosely mounted on said shaft and rotated by the intermediate sleeve, and means for causing the first roller and the shaft to rotate at different rates of speed.

23. In an autographic register, a first feed roller, a second feed roller, said second feed roller comprising a shaft having on each end a feed sleeve geared to the first feed roller to rotate in unison therewith, an intermediate sleeve fixed to said shaft, and having a notch in each end and an aligning collar loosely mounted on said shaft at each end of the fixed sleeve, and having a projection engaging one notch whereby the collars are rotated and means for causing the first roller and the shafts to rotate at different rates of speed.

24. In an autographic register, cooperating uniformly moving means for feeding a plurality of sheets of paper, means for aligning the sheets of paper comprising a sleeve having at each end a collar, rotated by the sleeve but having a limited amount of inde pendent movement and means to operate said cooperating means and the sleeve at different speeds.

25. In an autographic register, cooperating, uniformly moving means for feeding a plurality of sheets of paper, means for aligning the sheets of paper comprising a sleeve and a collar rotated by said sleeve but having a limited amount of independent movement and means to operate said cooperating means and the sleeve at different speeds.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature.

FRANK E. PFEIFFER. 

